Anthony Simmons

Birth : 1922-12-16, West Ham, London, England, UK

Death : 2016-01-22

Movies

Little Sweetheart
Director
A criminal couple, hiding out in a remote property become the unwitting victims of a plot to blackmail them by the most unlikely of conspirators.
The Day After the Fair
Director
Based on the short story by Thomas Hardy.
Life After Death
Director
"We were so close, we loved each other, we made a whole together. I feel cut in half." Meg struggles with the sudden death of her husband.
Green Ice
Screenplay
He wanted adventure...She craved revenge...Emeralds held the answer.
On Giant's Shoulders
Director
The true story of Terry Wiles, born with no limbs in 1962 as a result of his mother's use of the drug thalidomide. This film tells the story of his childhood and adoption by the couple Len and Hazel Wiles who live on a remote farm, and the subsequent challenges and resistance to give Terry a 'normal' life.
On Giant's Shoulders
Adaptation
The true story of Terry Wiles, born with no limbs in 1962 as a result of his mother's use of the drug thalidomide. This film tells the story of his childhood and adoption by the couple Len and Hazel Wiles who live on a remote farm, and the subsequent challenges and resistance to give Terry a 'normal' life.
Black Joy
Writer
An innocent and unsophisticated Guyanese immigrant is exposed to the hustlin' way of life in the Brixton ghetto.
Black Joy
Director
An innocent and unsophisticated Guyanese immigrant is exposed to the hustlin' way of life in the Brixton ghetto.
The Optimists of Nine Elms
Novel
A retired entertainer makes his living as a street musician on the streets of London. Two young children befriend the old musician, brightening his otherwise colorless life
The Optimists of Nine Elms
Director
A retired entertainer makes his living as a street musician on the streets of London. Two young children befriend the old musician, brightening his otherwise colorless life
Four in the Morning
Story
The parallel stories of two couples in crises and their connections to a drowned woman found in a river.
Four in the Morning
Director
The parallel stories of two couples in crises and their connections to a drowned woman found in a river.
Four in the Morning
Screenplay
The parallel stories of two couples in crises and their connections to a drowned woman found in a river.
No Short Cut
Director
The story of Jimmy, who conscientiously takes the National Cycling Proficiency Scheme test, and Leslie, who suffers a series of mishaps through his own negligence.
From First to Last
Writer
Car manufacture at a Ford factory.
From First to Last
Director
Car manufacture at a Ford factory.
Your Money or Your Wife
Director
A domestic comedy about a couple who take in boarders to pay the rent on their large house.
Dispute
Writer
A BAFTA award winning dramatisation of a threatened strike at a factory.
Time Without Pity
Producer
Alec Graham is sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend Jennie, with whom he spent a weekend at the English country home of the parents of his friend Brian Stanford. Alec’s father, David Graham, a not-so-successful writer and alcoholic who has neglected his son in the past, flies in from Canada to visit his son on death row. David then goes on a quest to try and clear his son’s name while battling “the bottle.”
The Passing Stranger
Original Story
The British Passing Stranger stars Hollywood actor Lee Patterson as a deserting American GI. He drifts about until he falls in with a gang of gunrunners. He wants to quit, but can't until he makes enough money to support himself and his love Diane Cilento. Just before this is possible, Cilento's ex-boyfriend blows the whistle on the crooks. Just long enough not to wear out its welcome, The Passing Stranger is a passing good little film noir.
Bow Bells
Writer
A montage of scenes from East End life set to a soundtrack of music hall songs with appropriate lyrics.
Bow Bells
Director
A montage of scenes from East End life set to a soundtrack of music hall songs with appropriate lyrics.
Sunday by the Sea
Writer
London families spend a day at Southend-on-Sea.
Sunday by the Sea
Director
London families spend a day at Southend-on-Sea.